海老名

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Chinese

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ocean; sea
old; aged; venerable
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 
name; fame; to describe
name; fame; to describe; place
 
trad. (海老名)
simp. #(海老名)
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Etymology

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 海老名 (Ebina).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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海老名

  1. () Ebina (a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
えび
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Grade: 2 Grade: 4
jukujikun kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
海老名 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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/jebina//ebina/

Uncertain. Literally 海老 (ebi, shrimp, prawn) + (na, name).

The place name has apparently been in use since roughly the mid-Heian period (794–1185 CE), when the Ebina clan controlled the area. That said, it is unclear whether the place name came from the clan name, or the other way around.

Derivation theories include:

  • Named for large shrimp caught at the nearby mouth of the Sagami River
  • Named for the bend in the Sagami River where one of the oldest shrines is located, with said bend thought to resemble the arch of a shrimp's back
  • Named for the local topography, with the ebi portion of the name (ancient yebi) instead a shift from (yubi, finger) in reference to the jointed and stepped shape of the land

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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海老(えび)() (Ebina

  1. a place name, especially the name of a city in Kanagawa Prefecture: Ebina, Kanagawa
  2. a surname

Further reading

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